Tenkwa Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Tenkwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Tenkwa Demographics
Average Tenkwa Salary in
South Africa
R 46,200
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tenkwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tenkwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tenkwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Tenkwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tenkwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tenkwa reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Tenkwa is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Tenkwa Last Name Statistics demography
Tenkwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.56% less than the national average, earning R 46,200 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teunkwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tienkwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taengkwa | 86 | 150 | / |
| Tengwa | 83 | 1,012 | / |
| Tenkwi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tenkwo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tinkwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tenkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taengwa | 77 | 692 | / |
| Thengwa | 77 | 154 | / |
| Tienkwe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Teng'wa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tiengwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tengkua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tengwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Teungwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tengway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teenkua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tengwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tngwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tyongkwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Taengkwi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tenkuach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tengwe | 67 | 194 | / |
| Tengba | 67 | 109 | / |
| Tengwi | 67 | 94 | / |
| Tingwa | 67 | 70 | / |
| Tengua | 67 | 67 | / |
| Tenkue | 67 | 63 | / |
| Taengkuha | 67 | 39 | / |
| Temgwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tengwo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tenkui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Timkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tincwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taengkuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thuengwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tenkwa
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